Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 294

Chapter 288

"Impossible!" Brian shot back without a moment's hesitation. "Mom, you watched Vanessa grow up-you know how kind she is. There's no way she could have pushed Irene down the stairs. There has to be some misunderstanding here. Honestly, I think Irene probably just lost her balance and-"

"Brian!"

Before he could finish, Irene's voice cut through the room, sharp and icy.

Her eyes, glinting with a cold, hard light, landed on Brian-not with the affection of

a sibling, but with the hatred reserved for a mortal enemy.

She couldn't believe it. Even now, after everything, Brian was still defending Vanessa, still trying to wipe her slate clean.

It was Brian who once claimed to care for Claire, and Brian who hurt her most deeply.

Years ago, it was Brian who insisted on breaking off his engagement with Vanessa. Now, with the truth laid bare, he was still fighting tooth and nail to protect Vanessa's reputation.

Suddenly, Irene felt a wave of revulsion toward her brother.

what Brian was doing hurt her even more than anything Vanessa had

trembling with anger and pain.

Vanessa shook her head desperately, tears brimming in her eyes. The angry red slap mark on her cheek only made her look more pitiful, as if

to believe me," she pleaded,

you can't just throw around accusations like that.

Claire's doesn't?" Irene shot back, furious. If she could stand, she would have stormed over

"You want to know why Vanessa pushed

two heartless monsters were plotting to kill Claire. They didn't care if she lived or died; as long as they got her into the hospital, they

they tried to kill me. They framed Claire

truth from five years ago tumbled out of Irene in a furious

rage by the

if he'd been struck

truth was vile-so far beyond anything he'd ever imagined, it shattered everything

all his twenty-some years, he'd never encountered cruelty like

shook his head, his face etched with

up. Even

would never go

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